Lyrics to
I Think I’ll Say Goodbye

This version of I Think I’Ll Say Goodbye was released by Olivia Newton-John in 1977.

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I never tried to change you
But the hurt is changing me
I only wanna be myself
And you won’t let that be
I can’t play an actor’s role
‘Cause I can’t live a lie
Life’s too short and night’s too long
To let them pass us by

So I’ll be closing the door in the morning
And I won’t wake you when I rise
‘Cause there’s nothing to say before going
You think that I said it all
So I think I’ll say goodbye

Believin’ came so easy when our love was flowin’ free
But there’s a wall of darkness where sunshine used to be
One more wrong tomorrow
Is one more wasted day
And holdin’ on to love that’s gone
We’ll never find our way

So I’ll be closing the door in the morning
And I won’t wake you when I rise
‘Cause there’s nothing to say before going
You think that I said it all
So I think I’ll say goodbye

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Olivia Newton-John has released many songs over the years besides I Think I’Ll Say Goodbye. Olivia Newton-John released songs from 1970 to 2007 spanning across albums like Toomorrow, If Not For You, Olivia, Let Me Be There, Long Live Love, Have You Never Been Mellow, Clearly Love, Don't Stop Believin', Come On Over, Making A Good Thing Better, Totally Hot, Grease, Xanadu, Physical, Two Of A Kind, Soul Kiss, The Rumour, Warm And Tender, Gaia: One Woman's Journey, Back With A Heart, Sordid Lives, -2, Indigo: Women Of Song, Stronger Than Before, and Christmas Wish. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Olivia Newton-John.

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About Lyrics and I Think I’Ll Say Goodbye by Olivia Newton-John

The lyrics for I Think I’Ll Say Goodbye are defined as the words making up the song released by Olivia Newton-John in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to I Think I’Ll Say Goodbye have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Olivia Newton-John and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to I Think I’Ll Say Goodbye by Olivia Newton-John if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to I Think I’Ll Say Goodbye" means the words set to the music of I Think I’Ll Say Goodbye, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Olivia Newton-John. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to I Think I’Ll Say Goodbye and the lyrics to I Think I’Ll Say Goodbye are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Olivia Newton-John who came here looking just for the lyrics to I Think I’Ll Say Goodbye, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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